Katie Holmes spent yesterday kicking off her heels with fashion editors in a New York City hotel suite to present the latest elegant collection for her Holmes & Yang fashion line. But today, the blizzard that’s battering the East Coast caused Holmes to reprioritize. Her daughter Suri‘s school was closing early, it was explained, and she had to go pick her up. That practical part of her life — and that of her design partner and stylist Jeanne Yang, herself a mother to twin girls — is an ever-present influence on their fashion philosophy. “Our customer is somebody who wants to be comfortable” says Yang, who walked PEOPLE through an intimate one-on-one presentation of the line. “You want to look good, but Katie and I always talk about this, it should never come at the cost of comfort.” As Holmes herself told The New York Times, their goal is “to make high-quality pieces that are simple enough, you can wear over and over again.” With luxe fabrics and silhouettes that show subtle peeks of skin, Holmes & Yang, produced entirely in America, was inspired this season “by the 40s by way of the 70s, Katherine Hepburn, and menswear with little touches of femininity,” says Yang. One of Holmes’s favorite looks is a figure-flattering, shoulder exposing peplum power suit because, “Katie and I always talk about our shoulders,” says Yang. “The fact is that shoulders are always sexy, and you never lose your shoulders.” The designers took an equally beauty-conscious yet practical approach to the Bobbi Brown makeup their models wore (Holmes is the face of the line). Get all the details on what Brown called the “dewy faces and feminine raspberry stained lips” of the makeup looks, including which products were used. You can view the sketch over at the source.
Pictures of Katie backstage at Cinderella on Broadway on February 2 have been added to the gallery:    GALLERY LINKS:
Looks like New York City’s latest celebrity hotspot is Jimmy Fallon’s apartment. The comedian, 38, proved he was the talk show-turned-party host with the most on Sunday, Feb. 3, when he invited some of his A-list pals over to the Gramercy Park apartment he shares with wife Nancy Juvonen to watch the Super Bowl. Among his honored guests? Katie Holmes and Drew Barrymore, who brought their kids to the bash. Holmes, 34, came with 6-year-old Suri, her little girl with ex-husband Tom Cruise, whom she divorced in the summer of 2012. The mother-daughter duo currently reside in a $12,500-a-month apartment in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.
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For many recent divorcees, Valentine’s Day is a dreaded holiday. For Katie Holmes, it’s a time for family. The notorious sweet tooth – she and her 6-year-old daughter, Suri, are constantly photographed nibbling on cupcakes or sipping milkshakes – began celebrating early when she arrived at the Godiva Rockefeller Center boutique in New York City with her mother and her aunt on Thursday. As we soon learned, spending Valentine’s Day with her mom is an important part of the holiday for the 34-year-old. “My mom always made us red pancakes growing up,” she told omg! exclusively. “Growing up in Ohio, it usually was snowing a lot this time of year, so there were a couple of snow days that fell around Valentine’s Day. It made it extra special.” And that tradition continues for Katie and her family today. Now, “I make the red pancakes,” she said. [Related: Suri Style Gallery] Not surprisingly, another of Katie’s current Valentine’s Day traditions with her daughter includes fresh blooms. “[Suri and I] usually have friends over and make flower arrangements,” she shared. “I’m all about D.I.Y.” Apparently, this has always been the case. When asked about handing out valentines at school as a child, she confessed, “I always liked making my own valentines.” After tasting several truffles with her family, Katie couldn’t pick a favorite. “There’s a truffle for every mood you’re in,” she told omg! “So if you’re not really feeling chocolate, you could do the birthday cake truffle – the pink one – I really like that one. But then if you really just need a little hunk, there’s the praline brownie, which was amazing. And the cookie dough, which I also really love.” Looking as fresh-faced as she did during the “Dawson’s Creek” era, Katie made sure to dip some of her own fruit in chocolate to take home and share later. “It’s so exciting to get chocolate [as a gift],” she explained. Thankfully, she managed to avoid dripping any of the snack on her A.P.C. jeans or vintage sweater. “I like everything,” Katie said of her love of sweets. “I try to not overdo it. It’s amazing how your body just wants chocolate at this time of year.” Katie was celebrating the store’s special seasonal kissing booth as part of their campaign encouraging chocolate lovers to “Share the Love” of chocolate with their friends, which includes the chance to win a 19-piece Gold Ballotin… and up to 500 more to share with friends. “Like” Godiva on Facebook for more details.
Last night, Katie and her mom were spotted shopping for chocolates (we all know how Katie loves her sweets!). Candids are in the gallery:     GALLERY LINKS:
Candids of Katie out in NY yesterday have been added to the gallery:     GALLERY LINKS:
Candids of Katie out with a friend in New York on Saturday have been uploaded to the gallery: EDIT: Not just any friend, but Kevin Williamson (creator of Dawson’s Creek)! Thanks to Lucy pointing this out!     GALLERY LINKS:
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Katie Holmes and longtime stylist Jeanne Yang have come together to create Holmes & Yang, a luxury designer collection est. in 2009. The designing duo was constantly looking for easy, timeless pieces that could carry them from day to night, casual to cocktail, work to weekend.
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